Category: Beef

This taco soup is so easy to throw together for a tasty, filling, healthy meal! Make it even easier by keeping browned ground beef in your freezer in one pound packages. Then you just grab a package and dump in for recipes like this one! I like to make a double batch of this soup for dinner and then…

This is such a flavorful roast. It makes a nice gravy to pour over mashed potatoes, too. And the best thing about this roast? It is super duper simple. I got this recipe off of Pinterest several years ago. The “pin” I used is no longer available of course. But don’t you worry, I think I can remember it. Three…

This is my favorite thing my mom makes and I always request it if she asks what to make when we come. I also make it myself, but somehow when she makes it, it tastes better. Why is that? Anyhow, the sauce freezes great and the meatballs freeze great. You could also add some Italian sausage to the mix. Mom’s…

Anyone love pasta? It freezes great in recipes like lasagna and ziti. A pot of cooked pasta also makes a great addition to some freezer recipes to help it become a complete meal. Here is a round-up of our family favorite freezer recipes that include pasta: Jennifer’s Pizza Pasta -This recipe is always a hit. I always make double when…

#1-BUTTER If you are like me, the change to real butter years ago was a shocker to your budget. Real butter costs much more than margarine. I like to save money by buying lots of butter when it is on sale or when I visit my wholesale club. Between Halloween and New Year’s is a fantastic time to find great…

My husband has somehow become the hamburger person in our family. Even my grandparents prefer him to make the burgers when we are there. His burgers always end up delicious! And now he’s training our oldest son to make them just as wonderful. I asked him for a recipe, but there are no exact measurements. 🙂 However, here are the…

So, I tried two different knock offs of Olive Garden soups this week….Chicken Gnocchi and Pasta Fagioli. I was so disappointed when the Chicken Gnocchi did NOT taste like Olive Garden’s and it really didn’t taste good at all. So bummed. BUT, the Pasta Fagioli turned out delicious and made an enormous amount. The recipe completely filled my crock…

Last night, I got to hang out with some of the ladies of our local MOPS group. Each of the ladies assembled 4 freezer meals without the meat. The meat will be added at home. It was fun & simple. Here is what they made: Cream Cheese Chicken Greek-Inspired Chicken Teriyaki Chicken 3 Packet Roast As I told the ladies…